Cameroon vs India: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Cameroon and India: India leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (2.30) against Cameroon (500,000); Cameroon leads on Oil Imports (46,490) against India (3.06); Cameroon leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (45,000) against India (4.52). Across 110 compared metrics, Cameroon wins on 42 and India wins on 61.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)41.78 %55.9 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 42% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score42.75 points32.96 points
Radios2.27116
Televisions450,00063
Waterways(2010) (major rivers in the south, such as the Wouri and the Sanaga, are largely non-navigable; in the north, the Benue, which connects through Nigeria to the Niger River, is navigable in the rainy season only to the port of Garoua)14,500

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.84B $717.60B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars57.99B $4.52T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %6 %
Coal Revenue01.15
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13 %9.51 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index46.171
Electricity Consumption6.411.14
Electricity Exports05.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5271
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants4712
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02
Electricity from Other Renewables116
Electricity Imports555.62
Electricity Installed Capacity1.56367.8
Electricity Production8.111.39
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)4.27 USD per capita25.18 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient42.225.5
Gross Fixed Investment19.830
Gross National Saving25.528.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.9 %5.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.5 %5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption906.155.43
Natural Gas Exports076.45
Natural Gas Imports023.96
Natural Gas Production910.431.54
Natural Gas Proved Reserves135.11.29
Oil Consumption30,0003.18
Oil Exports101,300825,600
Oil Imports46,4903.06
Oil Production65,330954,000
Oil Proved Reserves2005.68
Population Below Poverty Line37.5 people21.9 people
Public Debt32.546.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD6.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption45,0004.52
Refined Petroleum Products Exports8,5451.31
Refined Petroleum Products Imports14,090653,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production39,0804.9
Remittances1.63.5
Revenue from Forest Resources2.50.14
Taxes and Other Revenues11.36.7
Unemployment Rate3.6 %4.3 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-63,281130.72M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions6.712.82
Continental Shelfnot specific;edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionpopulation concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution mapa very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other riv
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country100 Cubic meters per year432 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources283.151.91

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.51 %21.46 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)265.0568.7
Agricultural land99,598.52 sq. km1.78M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)402 km7,000 km
Dam capacity per capita499.89 cubic meters per inhabitant167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land290754,562

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country20.71 %59.13 %
Administrative Divisions1028
Independence115
Suffrage Participation Rate2018

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.910.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate2.9 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)258 %80 %
Mean Age at First Birth20.121.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)11.4 %3.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS500,0002.3
Underweight Children Under 51131.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)34,0003.07M

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Currently married (Percent)52.17 %71.87 %
Human Capital Index0.410.52
Life expectancy at birth67.73 years76.09 years
Median age of population18.17 years29.19 years
Population Change778,596.2 persons14.13M persons
Population density65.68 per sq. km496.42 per sq. km
Total population30.63M persons1.48B persons
Academic Freedom Index0.210.14
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-AA
Birth Rate (%)30.79 %15.91 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate19.3 %66.7 %
Death Rate (%)6.73 %8.7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age7.57M persons389.10M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate11.12607.69
Learning-adjusted years of school5.23 years9.6 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.51 people32.94 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.82164.95
Military Manpower at Military Age1817
Military Service Age and Obligation18ages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.14 %84.2 %
Physician Density0.14 people/sq km0.72 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.37 %0.72 %
Population living in slums26 %5.41 %
Total deaths198,071.1 persons8.28M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.16 %57.51 %
Total fertility rate4.12 per woman1.93 per woman
Total net-migration-15,773.8 persons-632,939 persons
Under-five mortality rate61.67 per live births26.01 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇲 Cameroon🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.030.14
Airports37315
Civil Air Travel593
Heliports1289

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